Author

Prathigna Yerakala

11 pieces

CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
In conversation with Daisy Wang, Founder of DAWANG
Featured Images: Laerke Rose Mollegaard New York-based designer Daisy Wang thoughtfully weaves together ready-to-wear streetwear styles with modern chinoiserie. Her brand, DAWANG, sits…
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CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
Of Kulfi and Kajals: How One Beauty Brand is Bridging the Gap Between Tradition and Innovation
Featured Image: Badal Patel Kulfi Beauty is as sweet as it is disruptive. While inclusivity is necessary for any industry, this upcoming…
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CULTURE, LIFE
Learning and Unlearning with Debby Nguyen: The Power of Culture & Medicine
Featured Image: New Degree Press Debby Nguyen is the author of her debut nonfiction book: Pills, Teas, and Songs, a New York…
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CULTURE
Why Don’t We Take Women as Seriously as Men?
Featured Illustration: Zulfa Ishak For several weeks or so, I wasn’t sure how to begin writing this piece. This is very much…
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POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
brown skinned girl
Featured Illustration: Phung Banh Brown skinned girl Coconut wet black curls. Pigment in that burning gaze Could light any candle that holds…
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POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Bitter Roots, Sweet Home
Featured Artwork: Madeline Kate Martinez When I was little, I dreamt of living in a house by the water with white picket…
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CULTURE
The Art of Praying
Gandhinagar, Hyderabad 2003 8:30am  I watched my aunt pour a golden glass of milk over the porcelain statue of goddess Lakshmi Devi.…
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POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Nine Crows and The Godavari
Monsoons seize the trees of palm Clouds stand not alone behind the red curtain sun I swim with the black widowed crows…
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UNCATEGORIZED
The September Issue: A Mental Health Narrative
10:30 pm, September 3rd Tuesday nights were ridiculous. We found ourselves at the same old bar, waiting in line with the same…
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CULTURE
Kama Sutra, Sunny Leone & The Politics of Sex
“I think there is risk in every form of self expression. You are putting yourself out for the world to judge.” –Sunny…
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CULTURE
The Perfect Percent
On red hot mornings, we drink masala chai. As the sun rises, we rise with it. Vendors trudge through the bustling streets…
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